1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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24 of 66 seats (One Third and two by-elections) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 46.6% (3.3%)[1] |
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Map of results of 1986 election |
Leader of the Council before election John Hale Conservative | Leader of the Council after election John Hale (Conservative) No Overall Control | |
The 1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 30 | 4 |
| Labour | 26 | 2 |
| Alliance | 10 | 2 |
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1984.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1986 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Labour | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45.5 | 37.3 | 44,991 | 0.7 |
| Conservative | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36.4 | 34.6 | 41,772 | 8.3 |
| Alliance | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 24.7 | 29,813 | 5.8 |
| Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,551 | N/A |
| Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1,554 | 1.3 |
[1][2] [n 1]
Ward results
Bebington
Bebington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Green | 2,860 | 49.0 | 6.2 |
| Labour | William Nock | 1,826 | 31.3 | 0.5 |
| Alliance | Kevin Turner | 1,049 | 18.0 | 3.9 |
| Green | K. McKee | 107 | 1.8 | New |
Majority | 1,034 | 17.7 | 6.7 |
Registered electors | 11,329 | | |
Turnout | | 51.6 | 1.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 | |
[2]
Bidston
Bidston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Cocker | 3,198 | 83.6 | 0.6 |
| Conservative | W. Houldin | 331 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| Alliance | K. Hughes | 296 | 7.7 | 1.5 |
Majority | 2,867 | 74.9 | 2.6 |
Registered electors | 10,115 | | |
Turnout | | 37.8 | 0.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
[2]
Birkenhead
Birkenhead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Craig | 3,139 | 70.0 | 3.5 |
| Alliance | R. Francis | 987 | 22.0 | 7.7 |
| Conservative | L. Jones | 357 | 8.0 | 4.2 |
Majority | 2,152 | 48.0 | 11.2 |
Registered electors | 11,300 | | |
Turnout | | 39.7 | 4.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
[2]
Bromborough
Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Williams | 2,789 | 52.4 | 1.6 |
| Conservative | C. Suffield | 1,573 | 29.6 | 6.4 |
| Alliance | F. Mushrow | 961 | 18.1 | 4.9 |
Majority | 1,216 | 22.8 | 8.0 |
Registered electors | 11,615 | | |
Turnout | | 45.8 | 1.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
[2]
Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Myrra Lea | 3,403 | 54.1 | 5.3 |
| Alliance | Stephen Niblock | 1,650 | 26.2 | 8.4 |
| Labour | G. Chalinor | 1,234 | 19.6 | 3.2 |
Majority | 1,753 | 27.9 | 8.8 |
Registered electors | 13,808 | | |
Turnout | | 45.5 | 0.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
[2][4]
Claughton
Claughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Roy Perkins | 2,102 | 37.8 | 5.8 |
| Labour | J. Pennington | 1,678 | 30.2 | 0.6 |
| Conservative | C. Bowditch | 1,669 | 30.0 | 8.4 |
| Green | K. Cuthbertson | 109 | 2.0 | New |
Majority | 424 | 7.6 | N/A |
Registered electors | 10,957 | | |
Turnout | | 50.7 | 1.3 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | 7.0 | |
[2]
Eastham
Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,385 | 55.4 | 14.9 |
| Labour | P. Spruce | 1,650 | 27.0 | 3.0 |
| Conservative | Mary Jordan | 1,075 | 17.6 | 11.9 |
Majority | 1,735 | 28.4 | 18.0 |
Registered electors | 12,044 | | |
Turnout | | 50.7 | 2.6 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
[2][5][6]
Egerton
Egerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Williams | 2,842 | 54.4 | 1.6 |
| Conservative | Hilary Jones | 1,171 | 22.4 | 7.8 |
| Alliance | W. Wood | 1,082 | 20.7 | 6.9 |
| Green | David Pye | 130 | 2.5 | New |
Majority | 1,671 | 32.0 | 6.3 |
Registered electors | 11,481 | | |
Turnout | | 45.5 | 3.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
[2]
Heswall
Heswall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Price | 3,851 | 63.0 | 8.6 |
| Alliance | Robert Wilkins | 1,696 | 27.8 | 9.0 |
| Labour | George Davies | 563 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
Majority | 2,155 | 35.3 | 17.6 |
Registered electors | 13,126 | | |
Turnout | | 46.5 | 3.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |
[2][7][8]
Hoylake
Hoylake Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Amyes | 2,671 | 43.9 | 21.8 |
| Residents | J. Leonard | 1,498 | 24.6 | New |
| Alliance | J. Otterson | 1,347 | 22.2 | 0.3 |
| Labour | P. Morrin | 565 | 9.3 | 3.0 |
Majority | 1,173 | 19.3 | 24.5 |
Registered electors | 12,549 | | |
Turnout | | 48.5 | 5.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 12.3 | |
[2]
Leasowe
Leasowe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John George | 2,591 | 62.2 | 0.5 |
| Conservative | L. Kennedy | 964 | 23.1 | 5.3 |
| Alliance | B. Thomas | 610 | 14.6 | 5.7 |
Majority | 1,627 | 39.1 | 4.9 |
Registered electors | 10,091 | | |
Turnout | | 41.3 | 6.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
[2]
Liscard
Liscard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gordon Paterson | 2,724 | 45.9 | 4.1 |
| Conservative | S. Morgan | 2,267 | 38.2 | 3.7 |
| Alliance | John Uriel | 943 | 15.9 | 0.4 |
Majority | 457 | 7.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,962 | | |
Turnout | | 49.6 | 7.1 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.9 | |
[2]
Moreton
Moreton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stuart Marshall-Clarke | 2,311 | 46.0 | 2.3 |
| Conservative | W. Leigh | 1,773 | 35.3 | 8.7 |
| Alliance | J. Eyres | 939 | 18.7 | 6.4 |
Majority | 538 | 10.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,298 | | |
Turnout | | 54.0 | 5.3 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.5 | |
[2]
New Brighton
New Brighton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jack Redhead | 2,150 | 40.0 | 7.0 |
| Labour | A. Clark | 1,978 | 36.8 | 3.7 |
| Alliance | R. Curphey | 1,243 | 23.1 | 6.0 |
Majority | 172 | 3.2 | 10.6 |
Registered electors | 11,818 | | |
Turnout | | 45.4 | 1.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
[2]
Oxton
Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Gordon Lindsay | 2,607 | 48.6 | 5.0 |
| Conservative | Leonard Moore | 1,394 | 26.0 | 7.3 |
| Labour | T. Kelly | 1,248 | 23.3 | 1.2 |
| Green | A. Tebbs | 112 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Majority | 1,213 | 22.6 | 12.3 |
Registered electors | 11,402 | | |
Turnout | | 47.0 | 1.9 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | 6.2 | |
[2]
Prenton
Prenton (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Edward Cunniffe [n 2] | 2,681 | 40.4 | 19.0 |
| Alliance | John Thornton [n 3] | 2,655 | – | – |
| Conservative | M. Baker | 2,106 | 31.7 | 12.9 |
| Conservative | R. Stretch | 1,934 | – | – |
| Labour | John Clark [n 4] | 1,739 | 26.2 | 7.8 |
| Labour | L. Blair | 1,722 | – | – |
| Green | C. Pye | 109 | 1.6 | New |
Majority | 575 | 8.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,580 | | |
Turnout | | 53.9 | 8.4 |
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.7 | |
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | – | |
[2]
Royden
Royden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Lloyd | 2,848 | 49.0 | 15.1 |
| Residents | W. Evans | 1,053 | 18.1 | New |
| Alliance | Peter Reisdorf | 989 | 17.0 | 2.9 |
| Labour | C. Harrison | 923 | 15.9 | 0.2 |
Majority | 1,795 | 30.9 | 13.3 |
Registered electors | 12,648 | | |
Turnout | | 46.0 | 7.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |
[2][9]
Seacombe
Seacombe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Cowderoy | 3,377 | 67.9 | 0.2 |
| Conservative | F. Hunter | 928 | 18.7 | 4.7 |
| Alliance | D. Kelly | 667 | 13.4 | 4.5 |
Majority | 2,449 | 49.3 | 5.0 |
Registered electors | 12,053 | | |
Turnout | | 41.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |
[2]
Thurstaston
Thurstaston (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Fletcher [n 2] | 3,008 | 49.3 | 18.8 |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Green [n 3] | 2,970 | – | – |
| Alliance | Charles Wall | 1,235 | 20.2 | 6.5 |
| Alliance | Ray Pullen | 1,109 | – | – |
| Labour | M. Cooper | 1,036 | 17.0 | 1.2 |
| Green | David Burton | 823 | 13.5 | New |
| Labour | P. Connell | 813 | – | – |
Majority | 1,773 | 29.1 | 20.8 |
Registered electors | 12,663 | | |
Turnout | | 45.9 | 4.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | – | |
[2][10]
Tranmere
Tranmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Davies | 3,239 | 77.0 | 3.1 |
| Conservative | J. Hockaday | 466 | 11.1 | 3.6 |
| Alliance | G. Pumford | 420 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
| Green | Garnette Bowler | 83 | 2.0 | New |
Majority | 2,773 | 65.9 | 6.7 |
Registered electors | 11,003 | | |
Turnout | | 38.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |
[2][11]
Upton
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hugh Lloyd | 3,048 | 50.3 | 0.6 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 1,793 | 29.6 | 3.8 |
| Alliance | Eric Copestake | 1,142 | 18.8 | 3.1 |
| Green | Cecil Bowler | 81 | 1.3 | New |
Majority | 1,255 | 20.7 | 3.2 |
Registered electors | 12,586 | | |
Turnout | | 48.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
[2][12]
Wallasey
Wallasey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P. Moir | 3,114 | 50.3 | 10.9 |
| Alliance | P. Rimmer | 1,782 | 28.8 | 7.8 |
| Labour | G. Kenna | 1,293 | 20.9 | 3.1 |
Majority | 1,332 | 21.5 | 18.8 |
Registered electors | 12,268 | | |
Turnout | | 50.4 | 4.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
[2]
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
- ^ a b Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- ^ a b Elected to serve a 1-year term.
- ^ Incumbent councillor for Leasowe ward.
References
Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.